Our Rule of Law (ORoL) is a pan-European youth foundation working at the intersection of democracy, the rule of law, and civic engagement. We believe democratic resilience depends on young people, not only as future voters, but as researchers, advocates, and active participants in the defence of democratic institutions today. Our mission is to equip and connect young Europeans to engage meaningfully with the challenges facing democracy and the rule of law, and to contribute their voices and knowledge to the solutions.

Founded in 2021 by law students at the University of Groningen, ORoL has grown from a student initiative into a cross-border platform connecting young people, legal experts, and civil society across Europe. Our work spans education, research, mentorship, and advocacy, always with young people at the centre, not the sidelines.

Two of our flagship programmes have been recognised as national winners of the 2024 & 2026 Charlemagne Youth Prize, awarded by the European Parliament and the Karlspreis Foundation (International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen): the Our Rule of Law Academy, in which young Europeans developed concrete policy proposals on how the EU should better protect the rule of law, and the Our Democracy Report, in which over 60 Democracy Rapporteurs assessed the strengths and weaknesses of their national democracies.

Each of our projects is designed around the most pressing democratic challenges of the moment, with formats built to maximise the real-world impact of young people's participation. We do not recycle programmes, we respond to what Europe needs now.

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